Your humor is Top Tier 😂 *sparkling window yeeting* had me rolling! Thank you so much for this fantastic rollercoaster of defenestration accounts. Absolutely amazing 😂
Clearly it's a People of Prague thing. The Czech foreign minister Jan Masaryk was thought to have 'jumped' out of a window to his death in 1948. It took until 2004 before the 'authorities' realised he hadn't jumped but was pushed.
And you fucking kidding me ** shakes fist ** "defenestration" is one of my FAVOURITE words/concepts, this is incredible, Pulitzer Prize for puns, no notes, perfection
Unpaid endorsement: I feel so good after reading about these dirtbags, because I know with certainty I’m not good enough to make the list. Sure, I leave the toilet seat up once in a while. Sure, I leave underwear and socks laying around once in a while, but I don’t chew tobacco or throw fast food wrappings out the car window. Thanks for the rush I feel knowing I won’t make it into the dirtbag major leagues.
Also, I leave the car seat adjusted where my wife left it. That right there cancels my dirtbag card.
Allison, I bought both of your books and I'm halfway through "A Tip for the Hangman". What a fun read! I'm sitting in the dark now, courtesy of Hurricane Beryl, but I'll probably finish it tonight. Great writing!!
I don't know what shocked me more, the throwing people out the window or the immediate afterwords heart attack of a KING because of it. Either way, this was a good read and interesting period of time i've never heard of (wow I feel smarter now). Thank you for sharing.
I came here to join the chorus of bra questionners. I... can't stop thinking about it. Was this truly the fashion of the time? Did the inventer of the bra look at that image in a museum and have a lightbulb appear over their head? What on earth is happening
I've been wanting to write about the Defenestrations of Prague for a long time, but have never gotten around to it. The fact that there were multiple distinct rounds of them is pretty much the best thing ever. Fun fact (maybe only for me): I'm currently working on a Richard II project, and King Wenceslaus IV is actually his brother-in-law. Unfortunately, the defenestrations take place well after Richard is out of the picture, but maybe I can do a sidebar on Wenceslaus and include the first round of them in my work.
My pleasure. Any time I can interact with someone who doesn't reply with outright confusion when I reveal my obsession with either Richard II or the Defenestrations of Prague, whether it's in person or in the comments section, I consider that a good day. So thank you.
Your humor is Top Tier 😂 *sparkling window yeeting* had me rolling! Thank you so much for this fantastic rollercoaster of defenestration accounts. Absolutely amazing 😂
My Czech friend’s daughter’s coloring book had a defenestration scene in it in the year 2023!
Clearly it's a People of Prague thing. The Czech foreign minister Jan Masaryk was thought to have 'jumped' out of a window to his death in 1948. It took until 2004 before the 'authorities' realised he hadn't jumped but was pushed.
well-known fact that children love defenestrations!!!
“Out the window…Buzz, you’re a genius!”
NEVER pass up an opportunity to quote Tom Hanks in Toy Story is what I always say, thank you for being on my wavelength
And you fucking kidding me ** shakes fist ** "defenestration" is one of my FAVOURITE words/concepts, this is incredible, Pulitzer Prize for puns, no notes, perfection
You would think after the first two times the City Council would change their meeting place to the ground floor.
this is a REALLY GOOD POINT
Maybe this occurred to them, and they arranged for something to break their fall.
“That crowd looks restless. Maybe there should be something, you know, soft below the window?”
“Hmm, good point, but it’s a long drop. What would even help?”
“You’re not going to like this, but hear me out…”
Unpaid endorsement: I feel so good after reading about these dirtbags, because I know with certainty I’m not good enough to make the list. Sure, I leave the toilet seat up once in a while. Sure, I leave underwear and socks laying around once in a while, but I don’t chew tobacco or throw fast food wrappings out the car window. Thanks for the rush I feel knowing I won’t make it into the dirtbag major leagues.
Also, I leave the car seat adjusted where my wife left it. That right there cancels my dirtbag card.
refrain from throwing people out of windows and you are probably safe from my coverage!!
Probably safe? There’s room for doubt?
Allison, I bought both of your books and I'm halfway through "A Tip for the Hangman". What a fun read! I'm sitting in the dark now, courtesy of Hurricane Beryl, but I'll probably finish it tonight. Great writing!!
oh my gosh, thank you so much!! and please stay safe!!
Your dialogues are always so good I want you to rewrite Shakespeare in a way that doesn’t put me to sleep thank you
omg how can I make this my job??
This was the best history lesson I have ever received!
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! Thank you 🙂
I don't know what shocked me more, the throwing people out the window or the immediate afterwords heart attack of a KING because of it. Either way, this was a good read and interesting period of time i've never heard of (wow I feel smarter now). Thank you for sharing.
Love this. Maybe there were street cleaners whose job description included picking up bodies outside windows.
“I can’t stop looking at it.”
Why does he have a bra on his head?
IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
I came here to join the chorus of bra questionners. I... can't stop thinking about it. Was this truly the fashion of the time? Did the inventer of the bra look at that image in a museum and have a lightbulb appear over their head? What on earth is happening
clearly I missed my opportunity to caption that image "Good King Wencesbras"
!!!
That is not a bra. It is a pair of Dr Dre's Beats StudioXVII...
Brilliant!
I do have one question: why is Wenceslas IV wearing a bra on his head?
OK I wasn't the only person to notice the bra.
In the portrait of Wenceslas IV, does he have a blue brassiere on his head? And is the bra attached to a stick?
I've been wanting to write about the Defenestrations of Prague for a long time, but have never gotten around to it. The fact that there were multiple distinct rounds of them is pretty much the best thing ever. Fun fact (maybe only for me): I'm currently working on a Richard II project, and King Wenceslaus IV is actually his brother-in-law. Unfortunately, the defenestrations take place well after Richard is out of the picture, but maybe I can do a sidebar on Wenceslaus and include the first round of them in my work.
I happen to be quietly obsessed with Richard II and did not know this! Thank you for this delightful fact at the center of my personal venn diagram
My pleasure. Any time I can interact with someone who doesn't reply with outright confusion when I reveal my obsession with either Richard II or the Defenestrations of Prague, whether it's in person or in the comments section, I consider that a good day. So thank you.